Heathcote Avenue Clayhall scheme saves 65 tonnes of carbon

The carbon-cutting scheme, delivered in Clayhall on Heathcote Avenue, is the first in London to use EVO Zero cement – a near-zero carbon material created by Heidelberg using carbon capture technology. It is also the first project in the borough to combine multiple low-carbon innovations in a single scheme.

Led by the council’s highways team and delivered by Kenson Highways, the project recorded a carbon saving of around 65 tonnes. This is roughly equal to driving around the world ten times.

Cllr Jo Blackman, Redbridge Council’s cabinet member for environment and sustainability, said: "I am proud that Redbridge Council is leading the way by bringing together these low carbon innovations. Each element of the project is using new low carbon materials or equipment to achieve impressive carbon reductions which help contribute to our climate strategy."

Alongside EVO Zero cement, the scheme used ACLA, a greener asphalt mix first trialled in the borough last year.

Other sustainable elements included recycled plastic kerbs, organic topsoil, solar temporary traffic signals, and electric vehicles, or vehicles using HVO fuel – a biofuel made from renewable waste materials.

Dhiresh Bhatt, head of highways and transportation at Redbridge, said: "Every single day the team and our partners Kenson Highways are looking at innovating and changing the way we do things. We know highways and construction projects contribute to carbon emissions so it’s our mission as an industry to address that through new ways of working and using new materials."

David Shelley, director at Kenson Highways, said: "This scheme shows that Redbridge is genuinely leading the way in delivering lower carbon highways projects.

"By supporting the use of innovative materials such as EVO Zero cement and being the first in London to use it, the council is setting a clear benchmark for how sustainability can be embedded into everyday infrastructure."